Mexican Pipeline Monitoring Station on Fire

A Mexican monitoring station on a natural gas pipeline near the US border has caught fire.

The pipeline near Reynosa, Mexico and McAllen, Texas, is run by Petroleos Mexicanos.

Pipelines in Mexico often fall victim to thieves who tap into the pipes to steal the oil, gas, or diesel that is being carried in them.

Multiple explosions and fires in the past have been blamed on such tappings, and it is thought that this is another such case.